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>> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj /Type /Page 37 0 obj /Font << 109 0 obj >> 20 0 obj /Contents 220 0 R /Contents 354 0 R /Contents 264 0 R /Type /Page >> /Contents 300 0 R The chief executive is personally accountable to the Scottish Parliament for the efficient and effective operation and financial management of Disclosure Scotland and for performance against key targets. /Contents 134 0 R << The Disclosure and Barring Service helps employers make safer recruitment decisions. Well send you a link to a feedback form. /Resources 297 0 R endobj /Parent 24 0 R /Resources 317 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << >> /Parent 12 0 R /Count 5 75 0 obj 112 0 obj The lists contain information on whether the applicant is barred from working with either of the two groups. /Rotate 0 /Parent 17 0 R >> [23], Enhanced DBS checks are for positions involving certain activities such as teaching children or treating adults and can also be obtained for certain other professions (for example, judicial appointments, RSPCA officers). /Im1 137 0 R 8 0 obj /Contents 282 0 R You need to be an organisation offering regulated work to apply on behalf of an individual for PVG Scheme membership. Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. /Type /Page endobj endobj /Im2 162 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << << DBS also maintains the Adults and Childrens Barred Lists, and makes considered decisions as to whether an individual should be included on one or both of these lists and barred from engaging in regulated activity. An enhanced check may only be applied for if the applicant's job role is specified in both the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975 and the Police Act 1997. /Parent 24 0 R endobj WebVetting and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Checks This document provides guidance about aspects of the vetting of staff and the use of Disclosure and Barring /Parent 24 0 R Huntley had been hired in November 2001, before the CRB came into force. [12] The restrictions imposed by the CRB check process have allegedly contributed to a shortage of adult volunteers in organizations such as Girlguiding UK. /Rotate 0 The Disclosure and Barring Service and Ann Craft Trust have partnered, helping organisations develop safer working practices. /Kids [80 0 R 81 0 R 82 0 R 83 0 R 84 0 R 85 0 R 86 0 R 87 0 R 88 0 R 89 0 R] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 5 0 R /Type /Page 42 0 obj << /Parent 21 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Preventing Unsuitable Individuals from Working with University of Edinburgh/NSPCC Child Protection Research Centre E-mail: Connie.Smith@ed.ac.uk, https://doi.org/10.1017/S1474746413000171, Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. /Parent 24 0 R >> /Resources 177 0 R WebScottish Vetting and Barring Scheme Analysis of the Consultation 9 780755 962112 ISBN 0- 7559- 6211- 7 ISSN 0950 2254 ISBN 0-7559-6211-7 Price 5.00 /Type /Page /Type /Pages /Parent 18 0 R /Parent 23 0 R /CropBox [0.0 0.0 595.276 841.89] << endobj /Resources 311 0 R >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 368 0 R An individual cannot apply for an Enhanced DBS check by themselves. >> >> Disclosure Scotlands Business Plan explains the key objectives for 2022/23 and how Disclosure Scotland will achieve them. /Parent 24 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 309 0 R << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 62 0 obj /XObject << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj << << You can change your cookie settings at any time. << >> /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page >> Your certificate needs to be current. << /Rotate 0 endobj 49 0 obj /Resources 355 0 R /Kids [35 0 R 36 0 R 37 0 R 38 0 R 39 0 R] /Resources 325 0 R /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Font << /Count 50 /Parent 18 0 R /Resources 333 0 R << endobj 67 0 obj They are for people doing certain types of work or looking to adopt and are applied for by your employer or a registered body representing you. Recommendation 19 states /CS1 [/Separation /PANTONE#20535#20CV /DeviceCMYK 139 0 R] application/pdf /Type /Page An individual can apply for a Basic check directly to DBS through our online application route, or an employer can apply for a basic check on an individuals behalf, through a Responsible Organisation, if they have consent. /Rotate 0 Weband to make a number of technical changes to facilitate the operation of Disclosure Scotland. endobj << You'll need to give your email address when filling out your payment details. /Contents 228 0 R >> 122 0 obj /Parent 17 0 R 18 0 obj 15 0 obj /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 124 0 obj /Parent 22 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] 130 0 obj /Rotate 0 You appear to be using an unsupported browser, and it may not be able to display this site properly. /Parent 23 0 R 77 0 obj << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 288 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 107 0 obj /Resources 361 0 R We use cookies to collect anonymous data to help us improve your site browsing /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] If you have a question that is not answered here, you can email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot, Phone: 0300 020 0040 /Type /Pages >> /Type /Page /Contents 232 0 R /F3 143 0 R /Parent 16 0 R You can change your cookie settings at any time. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj /Parent 20 0 R >> >> /Rotate 0 /Title (Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of the Consultation ) /ProcSet [/PDF /Text /ImageB] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of the Consultation << You may want to have a pen and paper with you to take a note of your reference number at the end of the process. Legislative output and policy divergence in Scotland, Understanding the Community Management of High Risk Offenders, Edinburgh's Children: The Report of the Edinburgh Inquiry into Abuse and Protection of Children in Care, University of Cambridge Institute of Criminology, Sex Offenders in the Community: Managing and Reducing the Risks, Willan in association with the Institute of Criminology, University of Cambridge, Managing risk: from regulation to the reintegration of sexual offenders, The Shaming of Sexual Offenders: Risk, Retribution and Reintegration, Vetting sexual offenders: state over-extentsion, the punishment deficit and the failure to manage risk, Welfare in crisis? /Count 104 experience. If you live in England or Wales, apply for your criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service. /Contents 238 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] WebIf the answer is yes they must provide their Scottish vetting and barring number at A31. 61 0 obj [24], The involvement of local police forces can mean an enhanced check may take significantly longer than a standard check to be completed. This review was published in February 2011, making recommendations for the merger of the Criminal Records Bureau and Independent Safeguarding Authority into one new non-departmental public body, the Disclosure and Barring Service, responsible for barring individuals and completing criminal record checks. endobj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page endobj Getting a disregard means these convictions will not show on any criminal record checks issued by Disclosure Scotland. /Type /Page /Contents 314 0 R /Author (Scottish Executive) /Rotate 0 WebTHE VETTING AND BARRING SCHEME (PARTS 1, 2, 4 AND 6 ) The Bichard Inquiry 7. /Resources 183 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] endobj 64 0 obj >> /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Pages /Contents 284 0 R Key aims of the programme were to reduce the cost of running the disclosure service, through customers using a new and cheaper update service rather than continuing to use existing types of disclosure certificates. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] We also use cookies set by other sites to help us deliver content from their services. /Type /Pages << 98 0 obj /Resources 243 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 335 0 R Referrals can be made online or via post. endobj /ordmasculine 188 /onequarter /onehalf /threequarters 192 /Agrave /Aacute /Acircumflex /Atilde << /Parent 22 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] This is when an employer, volunteer manager, or other organisation has concerns that someone has either caused harm or has the potential to cause harm to vulnerable groups and submits a barring referral to DBS. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] You appear to be using an unsupported browser, and it may not be able to display this site properly. There are four levels of DBS checks, Basic, /Type /Page Under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, some criminal convictions can be treated as 'spent' meaning they're not relevant to basic disclosure after a certain length of time. >> << /Rotate 0 /Helv 8 0 R /Resources 231 0 R >> The applicant and ID Checkers guides have both been updated and are available on /Contents 336 0 R /Type /Pages << /Type /Page /CreationDate (D:20060814105609+01'00') Has data issue: true /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 53 0 obj Under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, the DBS does not require registration, nor are any details retained on a database. This includes all that Enhanced certificate does, plus a check of the appropriate DBS Barred List. /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 180 0 R /Contents 186 0 R [12], Employers and temporary staff agencies have bemoaned the time it takes for a worker to be cleared by the DBS and in an effort to cut waiting times the government allowed the establishment of "Adult First" . Scottish NHS nurses offered 6.5% pay rise for 2023-24 EMAP Publishing Limited Company number 7880758 (England & Wales) Registered address: WebScottish Vetting and Barring Scheme Analysis of the Consultation 9 780755 962112 ISBN 0- 7559- 6211- 7 ISSN 0950 2254 ISBN 0-7559-6211-7 Price 5.00 /Kids [26 0 R 27 0 R 28 0 R 29 0 R] >> endobj DBS is currently negotiating with its contractor, Tata Consultancy Services, over the delays. 16 0 obj You can change your cookie settings at any time. Disclosure Scotland are closed on all Glasgow public holidays. << /Resources 359 0 R << /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /Rotate 0 /ExtGState << << endobj /Rotate 0 35 0 obj /Parent 23 0 R /Resources 343 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] "useRatesEcommerce": false endobj All calls to the above number are recorded for record keeping, training and quality assurance.We cannot guarantee the security of information until it is in our possession, and will not take responsibility for such information until we receive it.Go to the DBS online tracking service to check on the progress of an application. /Contents 188 0 R /Contents 256 0 R /Resources 357 0 R The vetting and barring scheme has been developed in response to recommendation 19 of the Bichard Inquiry Report published in June 2004 by Sir Michael Bichard following his inquiry into the murder of two schoolgirls in Soham in 2002. endobj 22 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Type /Page 24 0 obj /ColorSpace << /Parent 12 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /igrave /iacute /icircumflex /idieresis /eth /ntilde /ograve /oacute /ocircumflex /otilde WebPhone: 0300 020 0040 Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 3:30pm Find out about call charges Email response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot Address Disclosure /Contents 320 0 R Most of the information you will need about criminal record checks or disclosure is in these pages. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. >> /Type /Pages endobj HWr}W#2a:J%\y !91@2>{f P7JyqZb]z"Us/U*B1KAW^7m"Idk>pbJ|?xYx|yUx"S}?kpr>wA@Adf&n602%t u||4(6"/KzJ+Q#_W>,$^sRy-dIN 6[? [citation needed] The applicant's criminal record is then accessed from the Police National Computer (PNC), as well as checked, if appropriate, against lists of people considered unsuitable to work with children and vulnerable people maintained by the DBS (formerly maintained by the Independent Safeguarding Authority. It is important that anyone referring someone to us provides as much information as possible. /Resources 221 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] But Disclosure Scotland will send you an email with your reference number as well. /ZaDb 9 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] 66 0 obj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] The only exception to this is where a person is cautioned or convicted for a relevant (automatic barring) offence and is not eligible to submit representations against their inclusion on a Barred List. If you want to be notified when an update is made to the DBS GOV.UK website, or new content is added, you can subscribe with your email address, here. << The Society welcomes the general principles of the Bill and the objectives of the Vetting and Barring provisions: >> 1 0 obj /GS0 144 0 R If TransUnion is not able to verify your identity online, you'll need to send copies of your identity documents to Disclosure Scotland. /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Email: response@disclosurescotland.gov.scot, Phone: 0300 020 0040 Find out about call charges, Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm endobj /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << >> /Kids [21 0 R 22 0 R 23 0 R 24 0 R 25 0 R] endobj Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, "The Disclosure and Barring Service is created", "What the Disclosure and Barring Service does", "Thousands reported to vetting agency but only 4% barred", "New address and telephone numbers for the DBS", "Report someone as unfit to work with children or vulnerable adults", "Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006", "Referral Guide for: Employers and Volunteer Managers", "A quarter of adults to face 'anti-paedophile' tests", "Home Office: Investigation into the Disclosure and Barring Service - National Audit Office (NAO) Report", "DBS background checks not bringing the benefits expected", "Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) order 1975", "The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2013", "The CRB explained - How the criminal records bureau operates", "Ownership of red Fiesta is key issue in Soham trial", "The Criminal Gossip Bureau can ruin your job prospects", Minister of State for Crime, Policing and Fire, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Safeguarding, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Home Affairs, Office for Security and Counter-Terrorism, Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner, Permanent Under-Secretary of State of the Home Office, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Disclosure_and_Barring_Service&oldid=1127048418, 2012 establishments in the United Kingdom, Non-departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government, CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown, Short description is different from Wikidata, Wikipedia introduction cleanup from October 2018, Articles covered by WikiProject Wikify from October 2018, All articles covered by WikiProject Wikify, Articles lacking in-text citations from October 2018, Articles with multiple maintenance issues, Articles with unsourced statements from October 2018, Articles with unsourced statements from January 2014, Articles with unsourced statements from June 2015, All articles that may contain original research, Articles that may contain original research from June 2015, Articles containing potentially dated statements from May 2013, All articles containing potentially dated statements, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 12 December 2022, at 16:27. /Contents 258 0 R 87 0 obj /Resources 259 0 R Scottish Executive >> Standard and enhanced disclosures involve higher level checks. /Type /Page << It is a legal requirement in the UK for regulated activity employers to notify the DBS if a person leaves or changes their job in relation to having harmed someone. << WebProtecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme , published on 8 Februa ry 2006. Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. Feature Flags: { /Parent 17 0 R /Rotate 0 /Type /Page >> 125 0 obj 44 0 obj Disclosure Scotland's Corporate Plan sets out how the organisation will change its services between 2021 and 2025. endobj /Type /Page /Resources 267 0 R /Contents 366 0 R WebAlso, a Vetting and Barring Scheme contact centre is now live for queries about the Scheme on 0300 123 1111 (Lo-call) available Monday to Friday between 8am and 5.30pm, to help /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 199 0 R Find out about call charges, Note: Your feedback will help us make improvements on this site. /Parent 13 0 R /Type /Page >> [3] The DBS started operating on 1 December 2012. /Parent 5 0 R 3 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> To only allow the cookies that make the site work, click 'Use essential cookies only.' /Resources 203 0 R /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 /Encoding << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Visit 'Set cookie preferences' to control specific cookies. /Type /Page Recruiters should only request a DBS check on an individual when they are legally allowed to do so they must be entitled by law to ask an individual to reveal their full criminal history. >> 104 0 obj Dont include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details. /Resources 273 0 R /Contents 304 0 R According to the National Audit Office investigation, the modernisation programme is now running three and a half years late and expected costs have increased by 229 million. [11], The Criminal Records Bureau was established under Part V of the Police Act 1997 and was launched in March 2002, following public concern about the safety of children, young people and vulnerable adults. /Parent 22 0 R The latest annual report and accounts for Disclosure Scotland. DBS works with a number of different organisations and departments, including but not limited to: A Registered Body is an organisation that is registered with DBS to submit Standard, Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS checks, and is entitled by law to ask an individual to reveal their full criminal history also known as asking an exempted question. >> /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] If you need a basic disclosure for a job in England or Wales, apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service. /Pages 5 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Contents 222 0 R 70 0 obj PO Box 3963 /Resources 313 0 R /Resources 345 0 R >> There must be a recruiting organisation who needs the applicant to get the check. endobj 120 0 obj 116 0 obj The Age of Criminal Responsibility (Scotland) Act 2019 says a child under the age of 12 years cannot commit an offence. /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Parent 20 0 R /Contents 360 0 R /Contents 204 0 R /Rotate 0 << /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << 97 0 obj /Rotate 0 >> << The latest board meeting minutes for Disclosure Scotland. /ExtGState << 79 0 obj Our current opening hours are 08:00 to 18:00, Monday to Friday, and 10:00 to 17:00, Saturday.If emailing us, please provide 5 pieces of information, this must include: Full name Address declared on the application form (including house number and postcode) Date of birthAnd two of the below: DBS Application reference number National Insurance Number Position applied for Employer Name Place of Birth (town/city and country) DBS certificate reference number Passport Number Driving Licence number Previous addressIn addition to the above, Registered Bodies will also need to provide their Registered Body reference number and Countersignatory reference number to confirm their identity.You may be asked some security questions to verify your identity. /Rotate 0 /Type /Page /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Please note: Advisers who answer calls to the sensitive applications line cannot answer queries that do not relate to sensitive applications.Transgender applicants are protected in legislation and are not obliged to include details indicating a previous gender in their application form.DBS has a process in place which allows any details indicating a previous gender to be checked without being disclosed on the completed certificate.They are, however, required by law to provide all name details to DBS in their current and any previous identity. /Contents 182 0 R /Rotate 0 /Parent 19 0 R An Enhanced DBS check is suitable for people working with children or adults in certain circumstances such as those in receipt of healthcare or personal care. << /Resources << /Rotate 0 A Standard DBS check is suitable for certain roles, such as a security guard. /Rotate 0 /Contents 206 0 R /F5 167 0 R Wed like to set additional cookies to understand how you use GOV.UK, remember your settings and improve government services. /Type /Page means the scheme set up under the provisions of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /Contents 350 0 R 127 0 obj /Resources 291 0 R 56 0 obj >> << /Contents 318 0 R DBS can only bar a person from working within regulated activity with children or adults if we believe the person is, has been, or might in the future be, engaged in regulated activity. 48 0 obj Phone: 0300 020 0040 Find out about call charges Opening hours Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm Friday 9am to 3:30pm Disclosure Scotland are closed on all Glasgow public holidays. Disclosure Scotland doesn't monitor people with basic disclosure, so the certificate is only valid when it's created and not for a specific length of time. /Type /Page << /Parent 20 0 R endobj << /Contents 268 0 R /Resources 247 0 R You may wish to upgrade your browser. /Resources 351 0 R /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] The DBS was formed in 2012 by merging the functions of the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) and the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA)[1] under the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012. /Parent 22 0 R Our Personal information charter explains how we treat your personal information. << /GS3 147 0 R endobj /Kids [15 0 R 16 0 R 17 0 R 18 0 R 19 0 R 20 0 R] /Type /Page You may wish to upgrade your browser. >> /Contents 226 0 R endobj Published online by Cambridge University Press: There are two DBS Barred Lists: one for adults, and one for children. uuid:96d3bd2d-5559-4e21-97d2-25242cb574ad /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. >> 19 0 obj endobj /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /dotlessi /lslash /oe /scaron /zcaron 160 /Euro 164 /currency 166 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /GS0 175 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 Your cookie preferences have been saved. >> >> %PDF-1.4 endobj Webvetting and barring system means only that a person has no known history of having harmed children in the past (or of having committed another related offence). >> /Rotate 0 /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] [4] It has offices in Liverpool[5] and Royal Wootton Bassett. >> /Type /Font /Adieresis /Aring /AE /Ccedilla /Egrave /Eacute /Ecircumflex /Edieresis /Igrave /Iacute endobj /Type /Page 54 0 obj << /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 197 0 R Find out about our commitment to publishing in Welsh. This is not a credit check. /Resources 295 0 R If you have answered 'No' - proceed to 'section b'. The Update Service is an online subscription, for Standard, Enhanced and Enhanced with Barred Lists DBS checks, that allows applicants to keep their DBS certificates up-to-date and allows employers to view an applicants certificate. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Rotate 0 /Resources 329 0 R 30 0 obj /Contents 130 0 R /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] << /Parent 21 0 R endobj /Type /Page Where an individual is the subject of any of the above three barring referral types (excluding Autobar without representation), the individual will be given the opportunity to provide representations as to why they feel it would be inappropriate or disproportionate for DBS to include them on one or both of the Barred Lists. /Parent 16 0 R /Type /Page /Resources 241 0 R << 103 0 obj >> << [21], The standard DBS check is primarily for positions of high responsibility (for example, accountancy and security). << 90 0 obj /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /F0 140 0 R /Parent 18 0 R Click 'Accept all cookies' to agree to all cookies that collect anonymous data. [12], In 2009 the CRB's Enhanced Disclosure was criticised for including details of any minor contact an individual has had with the police, even where no formal action was taken against them.[32]. /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] Y'#f@ksx`sa^w=)fs.Sp00[A|=8@Q;)VB"&Hl *-]5&T?HVb0: 6)dh HFkOY X"?3m3HXS/@J!vv!z7,\^_>@o+ , Protecting Vulnerable Groups: Scottish Vetting and Barring Scheme: Analysis of the Consultation. The membership scheme for people doing regulated work with children and protected adults. You can change your cookie settings at any time. /Parent 17 0 R /Type /Page /CropBox [0 0 595.22 842] >> /florin /fraction /guilsinglleft /guilsinglright /minus /perthousand /quotedblbase /quotedblleft /quotedblright /quoteleft /MediaBox [0 0 595.22 842] /Resources 229 0 R >> /odieresis /divide /oslash /ugrave /uacute /ucircumflex /udieresis /yacute /thorn /ydieresis]